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2022-11-15 Afghanistan

Newly appointed Taliban Minister of Higher Education appealed to the academics and intellectuals to return

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Posted by Fred 2022-11-15 00:29|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
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#1 Why does this remind me of the way the Kmer Rouge dealt with the intellectuals in Cambodia?

Posted by Glenmore 2022-11-15 09:38|| 2022-11-15 09:38|| Front Page Top

#2 "Mo didn't have shit, and neither will you. It's Islam"

Posted by Frank G 2022-11-15 09:51|| 2022-11-15 09:51|| Front Page Top

#3 I’m thinking the appeal will not yield significant results unless they are targeting 4th grade graduates.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-11-15 12:17|| 2022-11-15 12:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Apart from a few spirited journalists and plodding academics, I have yet to meet an Afghan intellectual anywhere.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-11-15 12:56|| 2022-11-15 12:56|| Front Page Top

#5 From the CIA World Factbook:

Afghan Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 37.3%

male: 52.1%

female: 22.6% (2021)

Compare to India:

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 74.4%

male: 82.4%

female: 65.8% (2018)

Posted by trailing wife 2022-11-15 13:07|| 2022-11-15 13:07|| Front Page Top

#6 "Baby, come back. I promise I won't beat you anymore."

Posted by ed in texas 2022-11-15 15:10|| 2022-11-15 15:10|| Front Page Top

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